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Dec 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on Sbu Nkosi & Mental Health in Professional Rugby
On behalf of our members, staff and board, MyPlayers would like to express its considerable relief that Springboks and Bulls winger Sbu Nkosi has been found and that he is physically unscathed. We also want to express our gratitude to the Blue Bulls Company...
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Nov 22, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springboks mix it up for final Test of 2022
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made eight changes and two positional switches to his matchday squad to face England at Twickenham on Saturday in the final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour clash, with a handful of South Africa ‘A’ players and Canan Moodie, who...
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Nov 21, 22 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulates World Rugby Awards winners
SA Rugby president Mr Mark Alexander congratulated Springboks Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende and Malcolm Marx for being named in the World Rugby Dream Team of 2022, as well as former Bok wing Bryan Habana and former referee Tappe Henning for their recognition...
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Nov 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springboks seek consistency after outplaying Italy
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi praised their team’s effort as they outplayed Italy 63-21 at Stadio Luigi Ferreraris in Genoa on Saturday in their third Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match and said the next step was to build...
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Nov 11, 22 •
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Comments Off on Stick disappointed with SA ‘A’ result but proud of the players’ fight
South Africa ‘A’ coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Thomas du Toit were bitterly disappointed after the team’s defeat against Munster at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork on Thursday night, in the first of their two mid-week matches on the year-end tour. Munster...
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Nov 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Stick names 14 Boks in South Africa ‘A’ team to face Munster
South Africa ‘A’ coach Mzwandile Stick has included 14 capped Springbok players in his match-day squad to face Munster at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork on Thursday (kick-off 21h30 SA time), in their first of two mid-week games on the year-end tour, ensuring...
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Nov 4, 22 •
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Comments Off on Louw, Kotze and Zas called up to SA ‘A’ squad
Springbok loose forward Elrigh Louw, Leolin Zas (wing) and JJ Kotze (hooker) were called up to the South Africa ‘A’ squad on Friday as injury replacements for Sbu Nkosi, Marco van Staden and Jan-Hendrik Wessels. Louw has been a regular member of the...
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Nov 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Kolbe returns in settled Springbok team to face Ireland
Cheslin Kolbe will play his first Test at fullback when he makes a return to the Springbok team for the first time since July in a settled team to face the top-ranked team in the world, Ireland, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday as Springbok coach...
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Oct 31, 22 •
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Comments Off on Uncertainty on Nkosi, Van Staden joining Springboks
SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber have delayed the call-up of Springbok wing Sbu Nkosi and flank Marco van Staden until the results of medical scans are available following rib injuries suffered by the pair in the...
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Oct 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on Exciting mix named in Springbok and SA ‘A’ squads
Former Junior Springbok backs Manie Libbok and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu earned their first Springbok call-ups on Friday, while there was a recall for Jason Jenkins, who is back in the national set-up four years after making his Test debut, as head coach...
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Oct 26, 22 •
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Comments Off on Centurions get Capped at DHL Stormers awards
Manie Libbok and Evan Roos took the top honours at the Western Province Rugby awards evening on Tuesday. Flyhalf Libbok was named DHL Stormers Player of the Year and Roos the DHL Stormers Players’ Player of the year at the awards evening at Kelvin...
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Oct 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to face NZ at Twickenham in RWC warm-up game
The Springboks will line up against the New Zealand at Twickenham in England for only the second time ever when they clash in a Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture on Friday, 25 August 2023 – two weeks before the international extravaganza kicks off in France,...
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Oct 23, 22 •
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Comments Off on Boks call up DHL Stormers trio for training camp
The DHL Stormers trio of Manie Libbok, Sacha Mngomezulu and Evan Roos will join the Springbok training camp in Stellenbosch on their return from Wales following their Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour, while Vodacom Bulls flyhalf Johan Goosen and Elrigh...
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Oct 23, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women end campaign aware of shortcomings
The Springbok Women were outplayed and outwitted by a better England team, who showed why they are undefeated for close to four years now and who exposed the lack of experience of the South African side in pressure situations. That is the assessment of...
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Oct 22, 22 •
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Comments Off on Energy and execution to drive Springbok Women against England
Nolusindiso Booi and Zenay Jordaan both scored tries the last time the Springbok Women played England – in the 2013 Women’s Nations Cup – with the Red Roses scraping home 18-17, but it is fair to say a lot has happened with the respective teams...
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Oct 21, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women ready for the biggest challenge of their careers
The last time Chumisa Qawe walked off the field after representing her beloved Springbok Women team, she was feeling good about herself. She had just played at Emirates Airline Park in a curtain raiser to the Springboks and All Blacks, delivering a proper...
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Oct 19, 22 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup boost to Springbok Women’s progress
The opportunity to play the top ranked team in the world is massive, the chance to upset the proverbial apple cart is another. In short, their match against England at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is all about the Springbok Women’s desire to make a...
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Oct 18, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women still on a Rugby World Cup mission
The pain of their last-minute defeat to Fiji still lingers, but the Springbok Women have changed track in mindset and focus and are now getting ready for the biggest challenge of their careers, to take on England at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland. This Rugby...
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Oct 18, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to begin preparations for year-end tour
The Springboks will begin their preparations for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the Northern Hemisphere on Sunday with a three-day training camp in Stellenbosch, where 26 players are set to assemble. The group includes 17 South African-based players and...
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Oct 17, 22 •
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Comments Off on Team growth more important than personal achievements
It is great to know that she became the first Springbok Women’s player to achieve 100 Test points, but Libbie Janse van Rensburg would rather be rated by her contribution to the squad and the growth of the team over time because of it. The 28-year-old...
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Oct 10, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women move focus to crucial Fiji clash on Sunday
The Springbok Women had a good review of their match against France last Saturday, analysed and digested the statistics, and are now ready to focus on Fiji, their second opponent of Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. They have taken all of the positives out of...
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Oct 8, 22 •
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Comments Off on Sweet and sour for Springbok Women in Rugby World Cup opener
The Springbok Women experienced a mixed bag of emotion in Auckland earlier on Saturday when lapses in concentration on defence paved the way for France to beat them in their opening game of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. France scored a 40-5 win over...
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Oct 5, 22 •
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Comments Off on Settled look to Springbok Women team for RWC opener
The Springbok Women team to play France in their opening Pool C match of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand has a familiar and experienced look to it, with only prop Sanelisiwe Charlie not a regular starter in the 2022 season. Springbok Women coach Stanley...
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Oct 4, 22 •
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Comments Off on Roos: “We are ready to make a statement”
The growth of the Springbok Women’s team over the last 12 months and their determined climb up the world rankings had many take notice of a potential new entry into the top ten of the world game, and those in the know will also point to the coinciding debut...
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Oct 4, 22 •
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Comments Off on Stick to take charge of SA ‘A’ team for UK Tour
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick will take charge of the SA ‘A’ team for their two matches in the UK against Munster and the Bristol Bears in November, in a coaching team which features SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and three...